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Oregon Historical County Records Guide

Coos County Records Inventory

Military Records

1875-2008

Series lists those eligible for military service and records
the discharge dates of those who served in the military. Series
includes eligibility, enlistment, discharge registers, or muster
rolls, and may include alphabetical indexes. Information includes
name of individual serving or eligible for service; enlistment and
discharge dates and codes; residences at birth and enlistment;
occupations and ages at time of enlistment; branches of service;
precinct numbers; service records including commendations;
physical condition, education and types of jobs performed while in
service; and rank at discharge. Access to military discharge records may be restricted for 75 years by 2009 Oregon Legislative Assembly SB 618.

Before 1946 military discharges were filed in the Miscellaneous
Record (Clerk and Recorder Miscellaneous Recordings). Military discharge records were included with the Book of Records (Clerk and Recorder Official Filings) from 1965 until a 2009 law change. They have been retrospectively placed into a separate record series.